Sometimes I see a press release subject line and incorrectly assume it will be about customer data. This one from April 13 is more serious, it seems: Mise En Place Restaurant Services, Inc. (“MEP”) announced today that it was subject to a ransomware attack, which may have potentially exposed some information of clients and individuals….
Category: Malware
Data breach at military resort in Germany leaves soldiers open to identity theft
Martin Egnash reports: The Armed Forces Recreation Center Edelweiss Lodge and Resort is investigating a data breach that left some guests open to identity theft. At least 18 guests — primarily soldiers and retirees — who stayed at the resort between November 2017 and February 2018 reported that their credit cards were misused after their…
Best Buy hit by [24]7.ai data breach, too
Sean Hollister reports: Earlier today, we learned that hundreds of thousands of Delta Airlines, Sears and Kmart online shoppers may have had their names, addresses, and credit card information stolen by hackers. Now, you can add Best Buy to that list. The big-box electronics retailer says it was also affected by the same breach, due…
Mastermind behind Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks on financial institutions arrested in Spain – Europol
The leader of the crime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks targeting over a 100 financial institutions worldwide has been arrested in Alicante, Spain, after a complex investigation conducted by the Spanish National Police, with the support of Europol, the US FBI, the Romanian, Belarussian and Taiwanese authorities and private cyber security companies….
Atlanta city government systems down due to ransomware attack [Updated]
Sean Gallagher reports: The city of Atlanta government has apparently become the victim of a ransomware attack. The city’s official Twitter account announced that the city government “is currently experiencing outages on various customer facing applications, including some that customers may use to pay bills or access court-related information.” According to a report from Atlanta…
NY: Finger Lakes Health dealing with ransomware attack (Corrected)
WHEC reports that Finger Lakes Health is functioning the old-fashioned way while its computer system remains locked up by an unspecified type of ransomware: The agency said that an outside party is demanding payment to let it access its files. The agency was notified of the breach around midnight Sunday. Officials at Finger Lakes Health say…